If you've been a long time reader, then you know, I was diagnosed with skin cancer at 22 years-old. As a child growing up in Miami, the sun was a part of life. What wasn't a part of my life was, sunscreen. My sensitive skin would burn from the first drop of the PABA loaded, chemical concoctions that doubled as sunscreen in the early eighties. My mom tried to keep me out of the sun, but in south Florida, it was pretty much impossible.

Now that I'm a mother, and totally freaked out about my son having the same skin issues I do, I am the queen of safe fun in the sun.

I'm also hyper-sensitive about the suncare products I use on his skin. There are still plenty of suncare products on the market today that are still loaded with harsh chemicals.

Each year, the wonderful folks at the Environmental Working group test thousands of suncare products, to determine the best sunscreen's on the market in various categories including, Safe sunscreen for kids, Best moisturizing sunscreen, sport and water sunscreen... The rigorous tests find the safest and most effective in each category.

Last year, after testing thousands of children's sunscreens, the EWG gave 239 products a green rating. Of those products, nineteen made the list for being the safest sunscreens for children. Below are those nineteen. As a bonus, I've added the ten worst sunscreens for children, so you know what to avoid.

The list of the Environmental Working groups Best Sunscreens of 2018 should be out in mid-may. Until then, I can't recommend enough considering using one of these products for safe family fun in the sun.

April is an award-winning writer, blogger and proud debut novelist - The Devlyn Disguise. Her work has been published in over ten countries and four languages. From books to newspapers, to print/online magazines and everything in between, you can find her work. For more about April, Visit AprilMcCormick.com